English Explanatory Dictionary

dictyogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.

Word forms

dictyogen dictyogens

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “net”) + -gen.

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